Only a win will satisfy the Alajuelense supporters in this Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto clash with Santos de Guápiles, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Primera Division table.
It's no vacation for neither Alajuelense nor Santos de Guápiles as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Alajuelense form and stats
Alajuelense, who have the most scored goals (27) at home in Primera Division, are steadily winning Primera Division games and points here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto. 7 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 10 games. In general it's been a long time since Alajuelense tasted defeat here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, as they have taken at least one point from their last 22 home games in the league.
No payout for Alajuelense in their previous match, an away game at Guadalupe that ended in defeat 0-3. In the match before that, Alajuelense hosted Deportivo Saprissa and drew the game 2-2.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Alajuelense home games with this odds we find seven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in six wins, one draw and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, four matches were won by at least two goals.
There will be little rest for Alajuelense after this match as they are travelling to ADR Jicaral for a Primera Division game in only two days.
Alajuelense are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (27 goals in 10 games). Alajuelense are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 10 matches.
Santos de Guápiles form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Santos de Guápiles so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-6 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Guápiles are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Guápiles are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the Primera Division against Perez Zeledon (placed 10th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Herediano wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Santos de Guápiles played away with similar odds. This revealed four games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, one were draw and the home team won as expected three times.
After this away game Guápiles return home for a Primera Division game against Limon. That game is only two sleeps after this.
Guápiles have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. The Guápiles manager L. Marín Murillo has some worries about the defense as 24 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Santos de Guápiles - Alajuelense 0-1 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Alajuelense won six, Santos de Guápiles won three and one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. East 22 goals |  A. Lassiter 19 goals | J. Moya Aguilar 15 goals |
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| Alajuelense | Santos de Guápiles | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 48 | 24 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 21 | 42 |
| 28 | 16 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 93 | 53 | 19 | Scored | S | 9 | 29 | 64 |
| 49 | 21 | 5 | Conceded | C | 15 | 46 | 79 |
| 94% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | 95% |
| 79% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 81% | 83% |
| 56% | 62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 71% | 62% |
| 35% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 52% | 48% |
| 19% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 19% | 21% |
| 58% | 67% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 71% | 69% |
| 33% | 33% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 5% | 12% |
| 15% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 24% |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 4.9 | 4.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 498 | 294 | 87 | Total Shots | T S | 35 | 136 | 271 |
| 205 | 131 | 44 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 49 | 100 |
| 44% | 39% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 64% | 59% | 64% |
- Alajuelense has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (22)
- Alajuelense has the most points from losing position (20)
- Alajuelense has the most scored goals (27) at home
- Alajuelense has the most scored goals in the second half (56)
- Alajuelense has the the best goal difference (+19) at home
- Alajuelense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Alajuelense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Santos de Guápiles has the fewest clean sheets (5)
- Santos de Guápiles has the most conceded goals in the second half (49)
- Santos de Guápiles have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Deportivo Saprissa | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 44 |
| 2 | Herediano | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 36 |
| 3 | Alajuelense | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 36 |
| 4 | Guadalupe | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 31 |
| 5 | Cartagines | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -3 | 31 |
| 6 | ADR Jicaral | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Grecia | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 28 |
| 8 | San Carlos | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 23 | -1 | 26 |
| 9 | Santos de Guápiles | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -9 | 20 |
| 10 | Perez Zeledon | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -13 | 17 |
| 11 | Limon | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 16 |
| 12 | UCR | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 51 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 35 | -28 | 13 |